[360] Ever Wonder How Achievements Work?

[Chrispy]

What is the happiest sound in the world? The roar of coins pouring into a metal tray when you hit a jackpot playing slots? The final school bell of the year, signaling the start of summer? The cheer of the crowd when your team wins a match?

Sure, all those things are great, but I think the happiest sound is one heard over 4 million times a day, all over the world: the notification beep that your Xbox makes when you earn an achievement. (Yes, it’s the same sound you hear when getting a friend request or a game invitation, but those things just make the sound even happier.)

Did you know that the “Achievement unlocked” toast and the happy sound that goes with it were a last minute addition before we released the Xbox 360?

I had the great fortune of being the first developer on the achievements system, and I wrote a good chunk of the profile code that runs on the Xbox 360 today. In this post, I will share some other behind-the-scenes details of the creation of the Xbox 360 Achievement system and how it works.

http://www.bandwagonerbuzz.com/2010/07/18/ever-wonder-how-achievements-work/

 

[Boucher]

Trophies> Achievments

 

[Maynard]

Trophies> Achievments

fail....no, EPIC FAIL!

claiming that trophies are better than achievements says, hey look at me, im a retard. Reason being is they both offer the same goals in the game so they should be equal considering the result u get.

of course what really makes you a retard is that achievements are 100 times better than trophies. How can something thats supposed to be equal have one system thats 100 times better than the other? Well, if i need to explain that then u clearly have never owned a 360 and should just STFU

btw, i assume you think trophies are better because you dont know how to spell achievements